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Fact Sheet on Prescription Drug Abuse, Misuse and Consequences
Among Oklahoma
Adult and Adolescent Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deaths involving opioid pain relievers (OPR) have been climbing and now surpass deaths involving heroin and cocaine combined. In 2008, the number of deaths in the United States involving OPR was 14,800.1 Oklahoma ranks 9th nationally for the rate of overdose deaths involving OPR. The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) results show Oklahoma ranks first in all age categories for the consumption of nonmedical pain relievers2.
 The 2009 NSDUH shows Oklahoma ranks #1 nationally for the nonmedical us of pain relievers in the past year for all age categories 2
 Oklahoma has been above the national average in all age categories since 20042
 Oklahomans ages 12 and older exceed the national average for consumption of painkillers for non-medical use by 67.3%2
 According to the 2010 Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA ), 21.9% of Oklahoma 12th grade students reported using prescription drugs without a doctor telling them to do so3
Quick Facts:
 8.1% of Oklahomans aged 12+ reported using painkillers nonmedically compared to the national percentage of 4.81
 Oklahoma had a rate of 9.2 kilograms of OPR sold per 10,000 population in morphine equivalents in 2010 compared to the national rate of 7.11
 In 2009, 1.2 million emergency department (ED) visits were related to misuse or abuse of pharmaceuticals; an increase of 98.4% since 20041
 Diversion of prescription drugs is an enormous problem and has been spreading at an alarming rate over the past five years4
 A conservative estimate of health care costs from diversion is up to $72.5 billion annually4
 Nearly half a million emergency department visits in 2009 were due to people misusing or abusing prescription painkillers5
5.8
6.7
7.0
6.9
8.1
4.8
5.0
5.1
4.9
4.8
0
2
4
6
8
10
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Percentage
Year
Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use, 12 Years and Older, NSDUH, 2009
Oklahoma
US
8.1
9.4
18.1
6.2
4.8
6.5
11.9
3.4
0
5
10
15
20
12 or Older
12-17
18-25
26 or Older
Percentage
Age Group
Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use,
NSDUH, 2009
Oklahoma
United States

Fact Sheet on Prescription Drug Abuse, Misuse and Consequences
Among Oklahoma
Adult and Adolescent Prescription Drug Abuse and Misuse:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deaths involving opioid pain relievers (OPR) have been climbing and now surpass deaths involving heroin and cocaine combined. In 2008, the number of deaths in the United States involving OPR was 14,800.1 Oklahoma ranks 9th nationally for the rate of overdose deaths involving OPR. The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) results show Oklahoma ranks first in all age categories for the consumption of nonmedical pain relievers2.
 The 2009 NSDUH shows Oklahoma ranks #1 nationally for the nonmedical us of pain relievers in the past year for all age categories 2
 Oklahoma has been above the national average in all age categories since 20042
 Oklahomans ages 12 and older exceed the national average for consumption of painkillers for non-medical use by 67.3%2
 According to the 2010 Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA ), 21.9% of Oklahoma 12th grade students reported using prescription drugs without a doctor telling them to do so3
Quick Facts:
 8.1% of Oklahomans aged 12+ reported using painkillers nonmedically compared to the national percentage of 4.81
 Oklahoma had a rate of 9.2 kilograms of OPR sold per 10,000 population in morphine equivalents in 2010 compared to the national rate of 7.11
 In 2009, 1.2 million emergency department (ED) visits were related to misuse or abuse of pharmaceuticals; an increase of 98.4% since 20041
 Diversion of prescription drugs is an enormous problem and has been spreading at an alarming rate over the past five years4
 A conservative estimate of health care costs from diversion is up to $72.5 billion annually4
 Nearly half a million emergency department visits in 2009 were due to people misusing or abusing prescription painkillers5
5.8
6.7
7.0
6.9
8.1
4.8
5.0
5.1
4.9
4.8
0
2
4
6
8
10
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Percentage
Year
Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use, 12 Years and Older, NSDUH, 2009
Oklahoma
US
8.1
9.4
18.1
6.2
4.8
6.5
11.9
3.4
0
5
10
15
20
12 or Older
12-17
18-25
26 or Older
Percentage
Age Group
Past Year Nonmedical Pain Reliever Use,
NSDUH, 2009
Oklahoma
United States